The Video Road

It's a balmy 32 degrees F (0C) here in Moscow. It actually feels warmer. I was braced for really cold conditions, but this feels warmer than some days in the Sierras skiing back home. Moscow has a reputation for incredibly cold conditions in the winter, and most of the locals are commenting on how this almost feels like an "early spring."

The ground is covered in what's called "Moscow Cocktail," which is a gray slushy mixture of snow, ice, water, and road salts. It's EVERYWHERE. You can't avoid it when walking down the streets. I step carefully.

In the Adobe office, I'm sitting next to a map of the entire Russian federation. This is the first time I've seen a Russia-centric map. Globes and world maps don't do justice to the size of this country. It just amazes me. Slava, the sole Sales guy here, says it takes 8 hours to get from Moscow to the Eastern shores. That's 2 weeks by train. In the US, I've driven Coast-to-coast in under 52 hours before (not recommended, but it's possible.)

Today is a prep day for me, along with the possibility of meeting with a high-end broadcaster here. Tomorrow, Rufus and Paul will be joining me here to brief our partners on CS4, and Friday is the Creative Futures event. The early attendance numbers for the event on Friday are astounding - 3,000 people have registered! This is the first time for an event like this in Moscow, so that's a HUGE number! If you're reading this in the Moscow area, come on out and say hi.